ordain

ordain (http://definr.com/ordain)

     v 1: order by virtue of superior authority; decree; "The King
          ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews"
          [syn: enact]
     2: of clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church" [syn: consecrate,
         order]
     3: authorize as a rabbi; "Our rabbi was ordained in Spain"
     4: invest with ministerial or priestly authority; "The minister
        was ordained only last month"
     5: issue an order